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Sunday, May 23rd, 2021

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Make-A-Wish® Trailblaze for Wishes.
Everyday from May 19, 2021 - Jul 28, 2021 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Make-A-Wish® Trailblaze for Wishes is a 10-week virtual challenge, which asks you to Hike, Walk, or Run your chosen challenge distance: 50K, 100K, or 200K. You set the pace, time, and destination. Get outdoors, track your kilometres, and raise funds to help children with critical illnesses. By participating and fundraising, you help bring the life-changing impact of a wish to children in the community who are battling life-threatening medical conditions. A wish experience can truly change a child's life, and you can help!
Location:Virtual
Category:Family Fun, Free Events, Youth Activities
Link:makeawishca.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=2061&eventID=876
Butterfield Acres - the Real Farm Experience!.
Everyday from May 21, 2021 - Jun 30, 2021 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Drop in for a visit at Butterfield Acres, Calgary's Best Farmyard! Come and visit the cutest farm babies in the world, little goats! And lambs, and piglets, and chicks, and more! Be prepared to have your heart melted. Must pre-purchase timed tickets online. Your family can visit the Spring babies on the farm until June. Open weekdays: 10am to 2pm and weekends: 10am to 4pm.
Location:Butterfield Acres: 254077 Rocky Ridge Road
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:butterfieldacres.com
PlayCity Scavenger Hunt: Hide & Seek.
Every Sunday, Saturday, May 22, 2021 - May 23, 2021 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Explore Calgary's parks and green spaces, get some exercise, get competitive, win prizes. Join PlayCity for an urban scavenger hunt: Hide & Seek! Hide & Seek continues in May with 2 rounds with Parks Foundation Calgary: May 8 to 9 and May 22 to 23. How do you play? It's easy! For full details, visit the PlayCity website.
Location:Calgary Parks and Green Spaces
Category:Family Fun, Free Events, Youth Activities
Link:playcityapp.com/hide-seek
Free Online Coding Workshop for Grade 1-12 Students.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Dec 31, 2024 at 12:00 am - 7:00 pm
Free Online Coding Workshop for Grade 1-12 Students Daily starts at 18 PM Dive into the magical world of coding with personalized guidance from expert mentors! What Will You Learn? Game Development Animation Website Development App Development Book a free coding session: https://cdg.al/iVf5P Session Highlight: 1:1 live online session Hands-on, learning with an expert mentor STEM.org-accredited certification for participation
Location:Online/Virtual Link - https://cdg.al/iVf5P
Category:Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Holiday Fun, Talks, Workshops & Seminars
Link:https://cdg.al/iVf5P
Virtual Race for Pace, Presented by Grant Thornton.
Everyday from Apr 19, 2021 - Jun 20, 2021 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Virtual Race for Pace takes place June 4 to 20. For over a decade, heroes across Calgary have laced up and embraced their inner hero for children with special needs! Race for Pace is a highlight for many families and an important fundraiser for Pacekids Programs. This year, they look forward to hosting a virtual Race for Pace, presented by Grant Thornton, and being able to bring the community together once again! Register yourself, friends, or family for this year’s virtual Grant Thornton Race for Pace. Every little superhero who registers by May 31 will receive a Superhero Supply Package loaded with fun and engaging activities! All participants will complete their run or walk at their leisure between June 4 and 20, and are encouraged to share videos/photos on social media and tag Pacekids Programs.
Cost:$20.00
Location:Your Back Yard or Community
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:raceforpace.ca
Calgary Pro Musica and Green Fools Theatre present 'more rocky mountain fairy tales'.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Apr 28, 2024 at 12:00 am - 4:30 pm
Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass
Cost:$15.00
Location:The University of Calgary Rozsa Centre: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances
Link:https://calgarypromusica.ca/family/
Calgary's Ultimate Halloween Party Menagerie Halloween.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Oct 27, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:59 am
A Wicked Throwback Halloween Party for the 35+ crowd! All in support of AARCS (Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society) This Party has EVERYTHING! Old school Halloween games, Scavenger Hunt, burlesque performances, dancing to hits from 70's to 90's. Win 2 tickets anywhere Westjet flies!
Cost:$65.00
Location:Wyckham House, Mount Royal University
Category:Holiday Fun
Link:www.menagerieyyc.ca/halloween
Rundle Studio Virtual Open House.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - May 15, 2024 at 12:00 am - 7:30 pm
Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!
Location:Virtual - Zoom link will be shared after registration.
Category:Open House & Tours
Link:https://rundle.ab.ca/studio/open-house/
Indigenous History Month Celebration at Southcentre Mall.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Jun 23, 2024 at 12:00 am - 8:00 pm
Join us at Southcentre Mall from June 3rd to 23rd for our fourth annual Indigenous History Month celebration in partnership with Authentically Indigenous. This month-long event will foster understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Experience educational activities, cultural displays, and storytelling sessions that connect both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. The celebrations will include: Full-Size Tipi: Step inside a tipi adorned with tapestries representing decades of Indigenous contributions to Calgary’s culture. Storytelling: Be moved by traditional stories from elders, delight in puppet shows by Indigenous authors, and explore virtual reality experiences by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. Artisan Market: Discover the vibrancy of Indigenous creativity at our artisan market on June 7th and 8th. Enjoy music, dance, and locally crafted goods. Educational Information Walls: Learn and engage with displays that provide deeper insights into Indigenous culture.
Location:Southcentre Mall
Category:Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Playtime & Story Time, Youth Activities
Link:https://southcentremall.com/indigenous-history-month-2024/
Spring at the Calgary Farmyard.
Every Sunday, Monday, May 23, 2021 - May 24, 2021 at 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
May 21 & 22: 9:30am to 8pm. May 23 & 24: 9:30am to 5pm. Now is the perfect time to meet the newly-born barn babies and explore all of the Calgary Farmyard's great attractions! They have the cutest Barnyard Animals in Calgary (you can pet, play with, and feed almost all of them!). Here's your family's chance to visit llamas, goats, horses, donkeys, lambs, bunnies, piglets, ducklings, chicks, and calves.
Location:Calgary Farmyard: 284022 Township Rd 224, Rocky View, T1X 0J6
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:calgaryfarmyard.com
Opening Weekend at Heritage Park.
Every Sunday, Monday, Saturday, May 22, 2021 - May 24, 2021 at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
May 22 to 24. Step back in time as Heritage Park kicks off the summer season! Exciting outdoor-only experience awaiting you beginning May long weekend, including the brand new Prospect Ridge area - an exciting new addition that will take visitors on a journey through Western Canada’s energy past. The S.S. Moyie is back in the water and ready to welcome you starting May 22. All programming will be moved outdoors in and around the historical exhibits. To purchase timed tickets, visit the website.
Location:Heritage Park Historical Village: 1900 Heritage Drive SW
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Holiday Fun
Link:heritagepark.ca
StoryBook Theatre Presents, The Smartest Girl in the World.
Everyday from May 21, 2021 - Jun 13, 2021 at 7:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The shows run virtually, May 21 to June 13. For showtimes, visit the website. Leo and Lizzy Martinez want to be the smartest kids in the world and they have a plan. The children of hardworking immigrants, big brother Leo has convinced his little sister that being smart is the key to helping their family escape a tough, uncertain reality. The first step in the plan? Leo will win the local TV kids’ quiz show. But when their parents refuse to let him join the quiz team, Lizzy learns there’s something deeper driving Leo - something that makes life that much more challenging and unpredictable for her brother and her family. Seeing her brother’s spirit broken, Lizzy is determined to grow up, give up her dreams, and rescue the plan to see it through. Along the way, she and Leo discover it takes more than being serious and smart to save a family and one another. Rated ages 6+. To purchase tickets, visit the website.
Cost:$32.00
Location:Virtual
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances
Link:storybooktheatre.org/smartest-show-info

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